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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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